‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands
Leaked chats obtained by WIRED detail plans for the General Services Administration—and the staff’s angry response.
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Greenland’s likely new prime minister rejects Trump takeover efforts
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How a Government Agency Town Hall Meeting Got Tense in the Texted Comments
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